Emma Raducanu’s experience of a stalker in Dubai should not be considered a security failure, says the chief executive of the Women’s Tennis Association.

The Briton was left in tears after seeing a man who had followed her to four successive tournaments in the stands during her match against Karolina Muchova in February.

The man, who was removed from the stands and later given a restraining order by Dubai police, had given Raducanu a letter and asked for a photo in a coffee shop the previous day.

The 22-year-old told BBC Sport she believes the incident could have been dealt with better, although her anxiety about the individual was not relayed to the WTA until the following day.

Portia Archer, who became the new WTA chief executive in June, described it as a “very unfortunate series of events”.

“The WTA has invested a great deal of resources into the safety and wellbeing of our players and it’s a priority for the organisation,” Archer told BBC Sport.

“I wouldn’t call it a security failure at all. As soon as we became aware of the threat, we acted immediately.

“But we will look at ways to improve.”