Bernice Carr Vukovich

Bernice Carr Vukovich (née Car) (born 12 January 1938) is a retired South African tennis player from South Africa of Croatian origin. Her father was a Croat immigrant from the peninsula of Pelješac.^[1]

Bernice Carr Vukovich

Country (sports)	South Africa
Born	(1938-01-12) 12 January 1938 (age 86)
Turned pro	1954
Retired	1969
Singles
Career titles	17 ITF
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1965)
French Open	3R (1958)
Wimbledon	4R (1958)
US Open	QF (1960)
Doubles
Career titles	5 ITF
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1965)
French Open	QF (1958)
Wimbledon	3R (1962)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	2R (1960)
Wimbledon	4R (1960)

Bernice completed her secondary education at End Street Convent (Holy Family order), matriculating in 1955. She was South African junior tennis champion in 1954 and 1955.^[1] After she began to compete in senior tennis, she won 1958 and 1960 South African championship,^[1] while in 1959 she was runner-up. In 1958, she beat Heather Brewer-Segal with 3–6, 7–5, 6–4. In 1959, she lost the title in a match against Sandra Reynolds, losing 6–0, 8–6. In 1960, she regained the title, beating Sandra Reynolds with 6–1, 2–6, 12–10.

In 1965 Bernice Vukovich beat Luisa Bassi (Italy) 7–5,6–0 to win the International lawn tennis tournament in Palermo, Sicily.

She played many international matches.^[1] She competed in 1965 Federation Cup quarterfinals, playing for South Africa against Great Britain. She lost both matches. In singles, she lost to Christine Janes, and in doubles, she played with Annette Du Plooy and lost against Ann Haydon Jones and Deidre Keller.^[2]

In the 1960 US Open, she defeated Billie Jean King in the third round. Carr Vukovich was seeded seventh in this tournament.

Career finals

Legend
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (17–8)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	19 May 1956	Paddington, United Kingdom	Hard	Sandra Reynolds	6–3, 0–6, 4–6
Win	2.	17 November 1956	Benoni, South Africa	Hard	Estelle van Tonder	6–2, 6–3
Loss	3.	1 December 1956	East London, South Africa	Hard	Beryl Bartlett	8–10, 6–1, 1–6
Loss	4.	1 January 1957	Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Hard	Heather Brewer-Segal	2–6, 2–6
Loss	5.	12 January 1957	Cape Town, South Africa	Hard	Daphne Seeney	3–6, 5–7
Win	6.	7 October 1957	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Jean Forbes	3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss	7.	12 January 1958	East London, South Africa	Hard	Gwendy Love	4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win	8.	4 April 1958	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Heather Brewer-Segal	3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win	9.	21 June 1958	London, United Kingdom	Grass	Margaret Varner Bloss	6–4, 5–7, 8–6
Win	10.	20 September 1958	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Estelle van Tonder	6–3, 6–1
Win	11.	3 January 1959	East London, South Africa	Hard	Dora Kilian	2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	12.	1 March 1959	Bloemfontein, South Africa	Clay	Estelle van Tonder	6–1, 6–2
Loss	13.	29 March 1959	Johannesburg, South Africa	Clay	Sandra Reynolds	0–6, 6–8
Win	14.	26 July 1959	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	Hard	Dora Kilian	6–3 6–8 6–1
Win	15.	19 September 1959	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Joan Cross	6–3, 6–1
Win	16.	2 January 1960	East London, South Africa	Hard	Valerie Forbes	6–3 6–3
Loss	17.	9 January 1960	Cape Town, South Africa	Hard	Sandra Reynolds	4–6, 4–6
Win	18.	18 April 1960	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Sandra Reynolds	6–1 2–6 12–10
Win	19.	1 May 1960	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Jan Lehane	6–4, 6–3
Win	20.	3 July 1960	Berlin, West Germany	Clay	Edda Buding	12–10, 6–4
Loss	21.	16 July 1960	Newport, Wales, United Kingdom	Grass	Angela Mortimer	9–11, 3–6
Win	22.	31 July 1960	Hilversum, Netherlands	Clay	Renée Schuurman	6–0, 6–1
Win	23.	26 December 1960	East London, South Africa	Hard	Valerie Forbes	6–3, 6–3
Win	24.	5 September 1964	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Heather Brewer-Segal	7–5, 9–7
Win	25.	19 April 1965	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Jean Forbes	6–4, 7–5

Doubles (5–15)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	7 January 1955	Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Hard	Lucille van der Westhuizen	Dora Kilian Leonie Vermaak	1–6, 1–6
Win	2.	14 July 1956	Sunderland, United Kingdom	Grass	Merrill Hammill	Rosemary Bulleid Georgie Woodgate	W/O
Loss	3.	17 November 1956	Benoni, South Africa	Hard	Merrill Hammill	Lynette Hutchings Yvonne van der Linde	2–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss	4.	12 January 1957	Cape Town, South Africa	Hard	Merrill Hammill	Daphne Seeney Valerie Forbes	8–10, 0–6
Loss	5.	7 October 1957	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Estelle Van Tonder	Beryl Bartlett Joan Scott	2–6, 0–6
Loss	6.	14 June 1958	Beckenham, United Kingdom	Grass	Jean Forbes	Sonia Cox Ruia Morrison	1–6, 3–6
Loss	7.	20 September 1958	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Estelle van Tonder	Beryl Bartlett Joan Scott	2–6, 3–6
Loss	8.	3 January 1959	East London, South Africa	Hard	Estelle van Tonder	Beryl Bartlett Dora Kilian	0–6, 0–6
Loss	9.	2 January 1960	East London, South Africa	Hard	Peggy Pentelow	Jean Forbes Valerie Forbes	3–6 4–6
Loss	10.	9 January 1960	Cape Town, South Africa	Hard	Heather Brewer-Segal	Sandra Reynolds Renee Schuurman	5–7, 1–6
Loss	11.	18 April 1960	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Heather Brewer-Segal	Sandra Reynolds Renee Schuurman	11–13, 9–7, 1–6
Win	12.	4 June 1960	Birmingham, United Kingdom	Grass	Maria Bueno	Ann Jones Angela Mortimer	6–3, 7–5
Loss	13.	11 June 1960	Bristol, United Kingdom	Grass	Gwyn Thomas	Sandra Reynolds Renee Schuurman	5–7, 3–6
Win	14.	16 July 1960	Newport, Wales, United Kingdom	Grass	Angela Mortimer	Rita Bentley Jill Rook Mills	6–1, 6–1
Loss	15.	31 July 1960	Hilversum, Netherlands	Clay	Renée Schuurman	Margaret Hunt Lynette Hutchings	6–4, 4–6, 5–7
Loss	16.	16 September 1961	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Valerie Forbes	Annette Van Zyl Joan Cross	3–6, 3–6
Loss	17.	29 September 1962	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Estelle van Tonder	Beryl Bartlett Jean Forbes	1–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss	18.	15 April 1963	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Marlene Gerson	Margaret Hunt Annette Van Zyl	2–6, 7–9
Win	19.	6 February 1965	Pretoria, South Africa	Hard	Christine Truman	Sandra Reynolds Heather Brewer-Segal	2–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win	20.	19 April 1965	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Marlene Gerson	Jean Forbes Valerie Forbes	7–5, 7–5

References

1. Geni.com Early Croatian Settlers in South Africa]
2. "South Africa v Great Britain". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2012.

External links

• Bernice Carr Vukovich at the International Tennis Federation
• Bernice Carr Vukovich at the Billie Jean King Cup