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The organisations, however, said that tournaments taking place from June 8 onwards are still planning to go ahead as per the schedule.
All four players can still qualify from Red Group after Belinda Bencic's three-set victory over Petra Kvitova in the later match.
The Japanese world No. 3's place in the tournament will now be taken by alternate Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands.
Svitolina slowly clawed her way back into the match and broke in the fourth game as Pliskova's radar went awry.
The 32-year-old will join current world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty, Naomi Osaka and Karolina Pliskova in a strong field at the Queensland Tennis Centre from January 6 to 12.
The 29-year-old, who triumphed in Melbourne last year, said her retirement had nothing to do with her health and that she wanted to accomplish more in life off the court with her husband David Lee, a professional basketball player.
Baghdatis, who finished runner-up at the 2006 Australian Open, brought the curtain down on his career after losing in the second round at Wimbledon.
Andreescu beat Serena Williams 6-3, 7-5 in Saturday's final to maintain a 13-match unbeaten run, where she also won the Canadian Open, to break into the top 10 for the first time in her career.
The organisers said they are in active discussions with the Women's Tennis Association, the women's tour governing body, to identify an alternate week for hosting the event.
Holder Elina Svitolina will face world number one Ash Barty in the end-of-season WTA Finals showpiece on Sunday after they got past Belinda Bencic and Karolina Pliskova respectively in the semi-finals at Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre.
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