▁was ▁agreed ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁gover ning ▁body ▁for ▁tennis ▁that ▁would ▁un ite ▁the ▁countries ▁of ▁Central ▁America , ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Car ib bean ▁and ▁the ▁English ▁Car ib bean . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁that ▁same ▁year , ▁in ▁Mexico , ▁the ▁C OT E CC ▁stat utes ▁were ▁signed ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Jesus ▁Top ete ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Confeder ation ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁two ▁years . ▁ ▁However , ▁as ▁the ▁former ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁organ ism ▁Gonz alo ▁Me j ía ▁says , ▁there ▁were ▁other ▁organizations ▁that ▁preced ed ▁C OT E CC ▁as ▁tennis ▁gover ning ▁body ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁although ▁they ▁never ▁received ▁recognition ▁from ▁the ▁I TF . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁Open ▁Era , ▁tennis ▁was ▁left ▁out ▁of ▁Olymp ism , ▁which ▁automatically ▁caused ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁an ▁official ▁sport ▁in ▁the ▁Pan ▁American ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁Central ▁American ▁and ▁Car ib bean ▁Games . ▁ ▁This ▁situation ▁caused ▁that ▁several ▁countries ▁founded ▁the ▁Pan - American ▁Tennis ▁Confeder ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁which ▁had ▁the ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁Olympic ▁comm itte es ▁of ▁all ▁America , ▁which ▁produced ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁tennis ▁to ▁the ▁Central ▁Americans ▁and ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁Santo ▁Dom ingo ▁ 7 4 ▁and ▁the ▁Pan ▁American ▁Games ▁of ▁Mexico ▁ 7 5 . ▁ ▁Me j ía ▁adds ▁that ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁