Israeli tennis star Shahar Peer believes the WTA will act to ensure an "injustice" will not happen again.

She was refused entry into the United Arab Emirates to play in this week's Dubai Tennis championships becauseof her nationality.

The 21-year-old has hit out at the "politics" and "discrimination" which saw her visa request turned down.

The issue is set to escalate with doubles player Andy Ram, a member of Israel's Davis Cup team, likely to be barred from competing in next week's men's competition.

There are mounting calls for the WTA and ATP, the women's and men's governing bodies, to act, with one possible course scrapping Dubai from the tennis calendar.

"I am confident that the Tour will take appropriate actions to ensure that this injustice is not allowed to occur in the future, and that the Tour will make sure I will not be further harmed in the short and long term," Peer said in a statement today.

"There should be no place for politics or discrimination in professional tennis or indeed any sport."

Peer thanked fellow players for their support but insisted it was only fair on the other competitors that the tournament went ahead this week.

"In response to the tremendous outpouring of support and empathy I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to my friends and fans around the world, and my fellow players," she said.

"While this is a very difficult moment for me personally and professionally, and the fact that the visa denial was issued at the last moment, I firmly believe that my fellow competitors should not be harmed the way I was.

"They were in or on their way to Dubai and denying them the right to play in this year's tournament at the last moment would not make the wrong right.

"In fact, it troubles me greatly that my doubles partner Anna-Lena Groenefeld from Germany will not be able to compete as we had planned."

Chief executive Larry Scott confirmed the WTA would be consulting with players to decide on a course of action.

"We don't want [the decision to proceed with the tournament] to be interpreted as complacency and accepting what has happened, because it's not," he told the Guardian.

"We will take a decision about what is to be done only after consultation with the players and tournament directors.

"We don't have a timetable on this yet. This is a shock and it has to be digested."

Scott added: "I knew there was an issue they would have to get over - that they don't have official relations with Israel - while there are security concerns as well.

"In the last two months we have been in daily contact with them. I am surprised by the decision they took because of the significant ramifications there have been, not only in the world of professional tennis, but to the sporting agenda, and beyond."

Michael Klein, chairman of the Israeli Tennis Association, called for stern action.

He said: "The sanction has to be so severe that no one will ever attempt to boycott an athlete again."