The meeting lasted 1 hour 14 minutes and ended with a score of 2: 6, 3: 6.
The domestic tennis player only realized break points two times out of six, while Khalep took her serve five times.
Also, the Romanian athlete was much stronger in the first serve, having won 26 out of 41 possible points, and Kudermetova was able to take only 12 out of 27.
Halep is a former world number one and two-time Grand Slam singles champion.
Earlier it was reported that the second racket of the world, Daniil Medvedev, commented on the defeat from the Canadian national team in the ATP Cup.