Hi
Until a number of years ago (approx. 15 years ago), the English Tennis
professionanls (Virginia Wade, Maconroe and lots of others) used to
play Tennis at Ashton Park, West Kirby, Wirral.  What month did this
used to occur  ????,     In particular was it "Pre Wimbledon" or "Post
Wimbledon" ??????

Julie Alexander

The answer to your question is that the West Ashton Tournament was
held about 2-3 weeks before Wimbleton.

Sources:

I called:

Wirral Tennis and Sport Centre
Valley Road
Bidston
Tel. 0151 670 0397
Leisure Manager – Mike Barber

Although Bidston is not near West Kirby, the woman there was very
familiar with tournament placing it 2-3 weeks BEFORE Wimbleton.  She
asked a gentleman who I could hear in the background and he instantly
said a "fortnight before Wimbleton.  It was a warm up.  They also
referred me to:

West Kirby Concourse
Grange Road
West Kirby
Tel. 0151 625 9271
Booking Tel. 0151 625 9188
Leisure Manager – Russell Taylor

The person who answered the phone said, "...3-4 weeks BEFORE
Wimbleton, but it could have been only a fortnight"....

My weekend rate to call England is quite low..

Thank you for googling with us at GA.

seedy

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Clarification of Answer by seedy-ga on 03 Jul 2002 20:06 PDT

Julie Alexander:

Was the information provided to your question regarding the West
Ashton Tournament sufficient to your needs??

seedy