West Warwickshire Open
| West Warwickshire Open | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | Bio-Strath West Warwickshire Open (1970–71) Hill Samuel Life Assurance West Warwickshire Open (1980–81) |
| Tour | Bio-Strath Circuit, (1970–71) |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Abolished | 1981 |
| Location | Solihull, Midlands, England |
| Venue | West Warwickshire Sports Club |
| Surface | Clay Grass Hard |
The West Warwickshire Open was a tennis tournament[1] also known as the Hill Samuel Life Assurance West Warwickshire Open for sponsorship reasons. It began in 1970 and was staged at the West Warwickshire Sports Club (f.c1888),[2] Solihull, Midlands, England. The tournament ran until 1981 when it was discontinued.
History
[edit]The West Warwickshire Open was established in 1970 under the sponsorship name of the Bio-Strath West Warwickshire Open or simply the Bio-Strath West Warwickshire.[3] The tournament was part of the Bio-Strath Circuit until 1971. In 1980 the life insurance company Hill Samuel Life Assurance, a division of Hill Samuel started sponsorship of the event, and it was rebranded as the Hill Samuel Life Assurance West Warwickshire Open.[4] In 1981 when they withdrew sponsorship, and the tournament ended.
Venue
[edit]The tournament was staged at the West Warwickshire Sports Club that was founded in 1888. It is located at West Warwickshire Sports Complex Solihull, Midlands, England.
References
[edit]- ^ "Top seed Siviter crashes to Saeed: The two surviving British competitors were beaten in the semi-finals of the West Warwickshire Open tennis tournament at Solihull yesterday". Birmingham Daily Post. Solihull, West Midlands, England: The British Newspaper Archive. 12 August 1972. p. 21.
- ^ "Tennis". westwarwicks.club. Solihull, West Midlands, England: West Warwickshire Sports Complex. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Barrett, John; Tingay, Lance; West, Peter (1971). "The 1970 British Tournament Season". World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 260–271. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
- ^ "SPONSORSHIP: For the Hill Samuel Life Assurance West Warwickshire Open tennis tournament has reached a record level this year "Prize money for the men's singles winner has broken the £2000 barrier"". Birmingham Mail. Birmingham, West Midlands: The British Newspaper Archive. 16 June 1980. p. 24.