What it is
The Asociación Argentina de Tenis traces to a meeting in October 1914 and a league founded that November; the association proper was constituted on 2 September 1921 at a Buenos Aires confectionery by twenty founding clubs, dropping "Lawn" from its name in 1953. It is a non-profit civil association based in Buenos Aires, with more than 200 affiliated clubs and federations and, on its own account, more than 15,000 licensed players. Its governing council serves without pay.[1] [2]
Agustín Calleri — a former world No. 16 who played 14 Davis Cup ties and two Olympics — has been president since 2018 and was re-elected on 16 June 2026 for a term to 2030, unopposed. He has also been a vice-president of the South American confederation since April 2025.[3] [4]
Licensing, ranking and the absence of criteria
The licence is the Carnet Único Nacional (CUN), and it is explicitly a precondition of international representation: every player entering the junior circuit must hold one, and "every player who applies to enter international tournaments — tours, South Americans, world championships — must also have their CUN duly enabled before the entry deadline of each tournament." It runs to 31 December each year and is blocked if the player owes fines or has not renewed. Professionals need the equivalent licence, a current membership, and a signed health declaration.[5] [6]
The association runs a national professional ranking on a 52-week rolling window counting the best twelve results, processed every Monday — and, notably, transmits it to the international federation four times a year. Junior rankings run by age group nationally and regionally.[6] [7]
No published Davis Cup, Billie Jean King Cup or junior team selection criteria could be located. The association publishes tournament regulations, fee schedules, calendars, audited accounts and assembly convocations, but no criteria document for national-team selection. What is documented is the mechanism: the association appoints the captain and the president speaks for that decision, and the record of a squad is the association's own published team announcement, which it amends when a player withdraws.[8]
Argentina won the Davis Cup in 2016 and reached the Final 8 in 2024 and 2025.[9]
References
- Asociación Argentina de Tenis — institutional history. Accessed August 2026.
- AAT — official site. Accessed August 2026.
- AAT — Calleri continues as president until 2030. Accessed August 2026.
- AAT — Calleri elected a vice-president of COSAT. Accessed August 2026.
- AAT — reglamento del Circuito Argentino para Menores (Carnet Único Nacional). Accessed August 2026.
- AAT — reglamento nacional de profesionales. Accessed August 2026.
- AAT — ordenamiento y rankings nacionales. Accessed August 2026.
- AAT — appointment of the Davis Cup captain. Accessed August 2026.
- AAT — news archive. Accessed August 2026.