By Kristel Satumbaga
Long-time Philippine Tennis Association president Salvador “Buddy” Andrada passed away Wednesday morning due to cardiac arrest. He was 83.
Long-time Philippine Tennis Association president Salvador “Buddy” Andrada
Considered as one of the pillars of the sport in the country, Andrada served as tennis chief from 1986 to 2005.
He was also a former Philippine Sports Commissioner.
Among Andrada’s legacies was the Andrada Cup, an age-group tournament for upcoming tennis players, which ran for 30 years until its last staging in 2018.
It was considered the longest-running tennis tournament in the country.
Andrada, a former military man, founded the tournament in 1989 to boost the country’s grassroots program in the sport.
Andrada is also the first Filipino to serve as president of the Asian Tennis Federation, which was founded in Manila in 1964.
Source: Manila Bulletin
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