American world number four Jessica Pegula believes that doing business with Saudi Arabia can be beneficial for the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) especially with regards to equal prize money.
Saudi Arabia has invested heavily in football, Formula One, Golf and boxing in recent years and the trend is likely to continue in the future.
WTA chairman Steve Simon stated on Friday there were still "big issues" with Saudi Arabia hosting WTA events which is why no final decision has been made.
"I'm sure we'll talk and go about it," WTA player council member Pegula told reporters ahead of Wimbledon.
Men and women get equal prize money at the four Grand Slams but that is not the case with tournaments organised by the ATP, the body which represents men’s tennis, and WTA.
"If they [Saudi Arabia] could help getting us to equal prize money, though there are negatives, there's a lot of positives that can come out of it," Pegula added.
"It's tough because... there's obviously issues there. I also think there's issues in a lot of countries. Sometimes things don't get talked about as well.
"... I trust Steve to make the right decision on what he feels is best for the WTA.
"Hopefully we don't just look at the negatives and we can see the positives. Hopefully something good comes out of it the right way."
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) and other potential investors also held discussions with Men's ATP Tour chairman Andrea Gaudenzi last month on projects including infrastructure, events and technology investment.
Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray is also unsure about the gulf state’s involvement in tennis.