"I would like to see permanent WTA courts. We get to mix in the event, and we mix in the athletes, and it's a winning equation to really grow the sport in Beijing," she said.

A former junior and collegiate tennis player, Allaster had been a vice president at Tennis Canada before becoming the president of the WTA and now chairman and CEO. She was recently named by Forbes magazine as one of the "most powerful women in sports".

Asked about Li Na's defeat on Thursday by Australia's Samantha Stosur, Allaster attributed the loss to Li's lack of practice prior to the match.

"She came up to against a really tough player today, Samantha Stosur. It what's happening in women's tennis right now, there are so much depths. Any given day, any top athlete can win," she said.

"She is a fantastic competitor, very fit. I think she is hitting her stride," Allaster said of Li Na.

"We have only seen the beginning from Li Na," she predicted.

Allaster is likewise upbeat about the status of women's tennis in the world.

For the first time in WTA's history, the top 10 players come from 10 different nations, according to Allaster.

"I think the global world is actually now a macrocosm of WTA," she noted, adding that "I think this global world we have is going to change WTA as well."

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