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FMT — Federación Mexicana de Tenis

Mexico's tennis federation, founded in 1963, whose statutes assign national-team selection to a named vice-president subject to board approval.
✓ Last reviewed: August 2026
Founded13 July 1963
Members33 state associations · 30,000 affiliates (own figure)
SelectionVice-president proposes; the board approves
Junior criteriaPublished in full, ranking-based with named reserves

What it is

The Federación Mexicana de Tenis, founded on 13 July 1963, is a civil association whose statutes place it under the general sports law, the national sports commission and confederation, the Mexican Olympic Committee and the international federation, and recognise it in law as "the institution that represents federated tennis in Mexico, being the highest authority in this sport." It reports 33 state associations and, on its own figure, 30,000 affiliates. Affiliation is formalised by a certificate issued after board approval and assembly ratification.[1] [2]

How the national team is selected

Mexico has the clearest statutory rule of the four tennis federations here. Article 40 ter of the statutes creates a Vice-President for National Teams and Development whose functions include selecting the captains and coaches — "the proposals must be presented to the Board for its approval" — and selecting the players who will represent the federation in international ties, again subject to board approval. The instrument that records a selection is therefore a board resolution, followed by the federation's public team announcement.[1]

Junior selection is published in full, and is largely mechanical. For the age-group continental championships the top six on the national ranking are called to a trial, the captain and federation reserve two places each on merit, and a squad of eight is cut to three plus a reserve: the first player is the trial winner, the second is chosen on court results, physical testing and technical parameters, and the third is the captain's choice. For one junior team event selection is purely by national ranking, working down the list if players decline — and the federation accredits only the captains, with athletes paying their own airfare.[3]

Registration is decisive: "all players must have current affiliation to the federation throughout the year to be considered in the national ranking and to represent Mexico in national teams." The ranking itself is a single unified list per age category — singles points plus 20% of doubles points, with international results converted at published multipliers.[3]

References

  1. Federación Mexicana de Tenis — estatutos 2024. Accessed August 2026.
  2. FMT — acerca de. Accessed August 2026.
  3. FMT — Reglamento del Circuito Nacional Infantil Juvenil 2026. Accessed August 2026.