Philippine Tennis Association Explained

Assocname:Philippine Tennis Association
Abbrev:PhilTA
Sport:Tennis
Founded:1920
Aff:International Tennis Federation (ITF)
Affdate:1936
Region:Asia (ATF)
President:Eric Olivarez
Countryflag:Philippines

The Philippine Tennis Association (PhilTA) is the national governing body for tennis in the Philippines. It was founded in 1920 as the Philippine Lawn Tennis Association and joined the International Lawn Tennis Federation in 1936.[1]

Suspension

The International Tennis Federation imposed a two-year suspension against PhilTA in late 2020 due to a leadership crisis within the federation failing to tackle its "exclusive membership base".[2] [3] [4]

Under the ad hoc administration of the Philippine Olympic Committee, PhilTA's constitution was revised,[5] with nationwide representation now mandated in the organization's board.[6] An election of new officials was held in December 2023.[7] The suspension was lifted on January 21, 2024.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Robertson . Max . The Encyclopedia of Tennis . 1 January 1974 . George Allen and Unwin Ltd . London . 978-0-670-29408-4 . 301 . English.
  2. News: PHILTA suspension 'huge blow' for PH netters . May 3, 2022 . Philippine News Agency . December 3, 2020 . en.
  3. News: Go . Beatrice . Philippines out of Davis Cup due to PHILTA suspension . May 3, 2022 . Rappler . September 15, 2021.
  4. News: International Tennis Federation finally lifts Philta suspension . 24 January 2024 . Sports Interactive Network Philippines . 22 January 2024 . en.
  5. News: ITF lifts PHILTA suspension . 22 January 2024 . Tiebreaker Times . 22 January 2024.
  6. News: Ramos . Josef . Philta crisis solved–Tolentino Josef Ramos . 22 January 2024 . BusinessMirror . 23 November 2023.
  7. News: Olivarez new Philta president, Tolentino relieved crisis over . 22 January 2024 . Manila Bulletin . 11 December 2023 . en.