French Open tournament director Amelie Mauresmo says the tournament’s prime slots are now “more balanced” between men and women.
However, she admits they can “do better” on night scheduling.
The night-session match is promoted as the highlight of the day at Roland Garros.
But Aryna Sabalenka’s fourth-round contest against Sloane Stephens last Sunday was the only women’s match scheduled at night this year.
World number three Jessica Pegula told BBC Sport that the lack of women’s matches in the night sessions was “disappointing”.
But Mauresmo, who is in her second year in the role after a successful playing career in which she won two Grand Slam titles, defended the scheduling.
“We have numbers to support that, apart from the night sessions, the prime slots were much more balanced between men and women, so that is something for us that is definitely important,” she said.
“I’m comfortable with the scheduling on the day, but yes, we can do better on the night matches.
“My point is this year that we put definitely way more women’s matches on the prime slots. It doesn’t make it perfect yet, because of these night matches that are unique.
“I hear that she [Pegula] is disappointed with that. I just also want to say that some of the high-profile women’s players who would be our choices to put in the night matches are not really keen to go at night and are having different requests.”
Former French Open winner and ex-BBC presenter Sue Barker acknowledged that it was a “tricky situation” for Mauresmo, but added that the women’s game needed more big rivalries to grow interest in the sport.
“Sadly, now with Serena [Williams] having gone, there aren’t the big names in the women’s game at the moment. They’ve got to build up,” she told BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour.