The objective of this survey was to obtain the scholastic profile of Argentine junior tennis players. We studied 51 junior competitive tennis players of both sexes (23 female; 28 male) with an average age of 15.19 years (range 13-18; sd 1.29). Players were asked to complete a mostly closed questionnaire, comprising 19 items regarding the amount of weekly training days, number of daily hours training, necessity of more hours of training, school attendance, parents´ level of education and expectation to continue a professional tennis career. The main finding of this study was the high rate of school drop-out (i.e. those opting out of school on a regular basis). Thirty-one subjects (60.8%; 95% CI 46.1-73.8) attended school on a regular basis. Twenty players (39.2%; 95% CI: 26.2-53.9), however, did not go to school regularly. Although the drop-outs can obtain a greater amount of training hours, parents, coaches and players should consider that this decision involves a greater risk of total drop-out from school and a smaller possibility of accessing tertiary education.
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