It is affiliated with the International Tennis Federation, the Brazilian Olympic Committee, the Brazilian Paralympic Committee and the South America Tennis Confederation.

The first president of the Brazilian Tennis Confederation was the Santa Catarina congressman Leoberto Leal, who died in a plane crash that also claimed the life of Jorge Lacerda, former governor of Santa Catarina and grandfather of the former president of the CBT, Jorge Lacerda.

The CBT is the organization that regulates the national adult, senior and youth tournaments, in addition to being responsible for the teams that represent Brazil in international team competitions such as the Davis Cup and the Fed Cup.

Brazil has competed in the Davis Cup since 1933 and has reached the semi-finals of the competition twice, in 1992 and 2000.

Brazil made its debut in the Billie Jean King Cup (formerly known as Fed Cup) in 1965 and the Brazilian team reached the quarter-finals of the World Group twice, in 1965 and 1982.