Philippine Tennis Association

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.[2]

Philippine Tennis Association
SportTennis
AbbreviationPhilTA
Founded1920
AffiliationInternational Tennis Federation (ITF)
Affiliation date1936
Regional affiliationAsia (ATF)
PresidentAntonio Cablitas
(de facto)
Edwin Olivarez
(de jure, recognized by the Philippine Olympic Committee)[1]
Philippines

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".[3][4]

See also

References
  1. Terrado, Reuben (February 17, 2017). "Meeting among tennis stakeholders set after POC refusal to recognize result of Philta polls". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  2. Robertson, Max (January 1, 1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd. p. 301. ISBN 978-0-670-29408-4.
  3. "PHILTA suspension 'huge blow' for PH netters". Philippine News Agency. December 3, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  4. Go, Beatrice (September 15, 2021). "Philippines out of Davis Cup due to PHILTA suspension". Rappler. Retrieved May 3, 2022.


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