Bio-Strath Circuit
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| Bio-Strath Circuit | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | ILTF Grand Prix circuit, (1970–71) |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Abolished | 1971 |
| Location | Cardiff–Wales Birmingham–Midlands Droitwich–Midlands Edgbaston–Midlands Exmouth–South West Malvern–Midlands London–South East Lytham St Annes–North West Sheffield–South Yorkshire Stourbridge–Midlands Solihull–Midlands Wolverhampton–Midlands |
| Surface | Clay Grass Hard |
The Bio-Strath Circuit [1] was a series tour of British tennis tournaments sponsored by the Swiss company Bio-Strath AG,[2] a producer natural food supplements for sports people from 1970 to 1971. The circuit usually began in mid spring in April and ended in late summer in early August.
The Bio-Strath tennis circuit was a series tour of British tennis tournaments that was sponsored by the Swiss company Bio-Strath AG.[3] the circuit was inaugurated in May 1970 with six Midland tournaments, and one South East tournament.[4]
Each tournament being a particular leg on the circuit beginning with the 1st leg, that usually started around early April, and ending with the 10th and final leg around the first week of August. In 1971 the circuit was extended to include two new North West England tournaments at Lytham St Annes, and The Bio-Strath Northern at Manchester, one new tournament in South Yorkshire the Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament at Sheffield,[5] another new event
Another new tournament was added for London the Bio-Strath Cumberland Hard Courts, In South Wales the Bio-Strath Cardiff tournament was added to the circuit, and another new event for North East England, the Bio-Strath Sunderland and Durham tournament The same year the Edgbaston tournament in the West Midlands was withdrawn, and replaced by the Bio-Strath Stourbridge tournament. In October 1971 Bio-Strath AG decided not to renew its sponsorship agreement with tournaments, due to disagreements of prize money and the circuit was discontinued.
