Bernice Carr Vukovich
{{Short description|South African tennis player (born 1938)}}
{{Use South African English|date=January 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
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|name = Bernice Carr Vukovich
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|country = {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} South Africa
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1938|01|12}}
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|turnedpro = 1954
|retired = 1969
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|singlestitles = 17 ITF
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|AustralianOpenresult = 1R (1965)
|FrenchOpenresult = 3R (1958)
|Wimbledonresult = 4R (1958)
|USOpenresult = QF (1960)
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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.[http://www.geni.com/projects/Early-Croatian-Settlers-in-South-Africa/10278 Geni.com] Early Croatian Settlers in South Africa]
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. After she began to compete in senior tennis, she won 1958 and 1960 South African championship, 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. 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005130|title=South Africa v Great Britain|publisher=fedcup.com|access-date=18 September 2012|archive-date=23 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023194219/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005130|url-status=dead}}
In the 1960 US Open, she defeated Billie Jean King in the third round. Carr Vukovich was seeded seventh in this tournament.
Career finals
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!Legend |
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| $10,000 tournaments |
=Singles (17–8)=
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| Result
!No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Opponent !Score |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 19 May 1956 | Paddington, United Kingdom | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Sandra Reynolds | 6–3, 0–6, 4–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2. | 17 November 1956 | Benoni, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Estelle van Tonder | 6–2, 6–3 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 3. | 1 December 1956 | East London, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Beryl Bartlett | 8–10, 6–1, 1–6 |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 4. | 1 January 1957 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Heather Brewer-Segal | 2–6, 2–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 5. | 12 January 1957 | Cape Town, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|AUS}} Daphne Seeney | 3–6, 5–7 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 6. | 7 October 1957 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Jean Forbes | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 7. | 12 January 1958 | East London, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Gwendy Love | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 8. | 4 April 1958 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Heather Brewer-Segal | 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 9. | 21 June 1958 | London, United Kingdom | Grass | {{flagicon|USA}} Margaret Varner Bloss | 6–4, 5–7, 8–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 10. | 20 September 1958 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Estelle van Tonder | 6–3, 6–1 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 11. | 3 January 1959 | East London, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Dora Kilian | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 12. | 1 March 1959 | Bloemfontein, South Africa | Clay | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Estelle van Tonder | 6–1, 6–2 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 13. | 29 March 1959 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Clay | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Sandra Reynolds | 0–6, 6–8 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 14. | 26 July 1959 | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Dora Kilian | 6–3 6–8 6–1 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 15. | 19 September 1959 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Joan Cross | 6–3, 6–1 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 16. | 2 January 1960 | East London, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Valerie Forbes | 6–3 6–3 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 17. | 9 January 1960 | Cape Town, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Sandra Reynolds | 4–6, 4–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 18. | 18 April 1960 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Sandra Reynolds | 6–1 2–6 12–10 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 19. | 1 May 1960 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jan Lehane | 6–4, 6–3 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 20. | 3 July 1960 | Berlin, West Germany | Clay | {{flagicon|FRG}} Edda Buding | 12–10, 6–4 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 21. | 16 July 1960 | Newport, Wales, United Kingdom | Grass | {{flagicon|GBR}} Angela Mortimer | 9–11, 3–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 22. | 31 July 1960 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Renée Schuurman | 6–0, 6–1 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 23. | 26 December 1960 | East London, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Valerie Forbes | 6–3, 6–3 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 24. | 5 September 1964 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Heather Brewer-Segal | 7–5, 9–7 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 25. | 19 April 1965 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Jean Forbes | 6–4, 7–5 |
=Doubles (5–15)=
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!Outcome !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !Score |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 7 January 1955 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Lucille van der Westhuizen | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Dora Kilian | 1–6, 1–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2. | 14 July 1956 | Sunderland, United Kingdom | Grass | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Merrill Hammill | {{Flagicon|GBR}} Rosemary Bulleid | W/O |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 3. | 17 November 1956 | Benoni, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Merrill Hammill | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Lynette Hutchings | 2–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 4. | 12 January 1957 | Cape Town, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Merrill Hammill | {{flagicon|AUS}} Daphne Seeney | 8–10, 0–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 5. | 7 October 1957 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Estelle Van Tonder | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Beryl Bartlett | 2–6, 0–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 6. | 14 June 1958 | Beckenham, United Kingdom | Grass | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Jean Forbes | {{flagicon|NZL}} Sonia Cox | 1–6, 3–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 7. | 20 September 1958 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Estelle van Tonder | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Beryl Bartlett | 2–6, 3–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 8. | 3 January 1959 | East London, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Estelle van Tonder | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Beryl Bartlett | 0–6, 0–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 9. | 2 January 1960 | East London, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Peggy Pentelow | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Jean Forbes | 3–6 4–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 10. | 9 January 1960 | Cape Town, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Heather Brewer-Segal | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Sandra Reynolds | 5–7, 1–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 11. | 18 April 1960 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Heather Brewer-Segal | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Sandra Reynolds | 11–13, 9–7, 1–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 12. | 4 June 1960 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | Grass | {{flagicon|BRA}} Maria Bueno | {{Flagicon|GBR}} Ann Jones | 6–3, 7–5 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 13. | 11 June 1960 | Bristol, United Kingdom | Grass | {{flagicon|USA}} Gwyn Thomas | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Sandra Reynolds | 5–7, 3–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 14. | 16 July 1960 | Newport, Wales, United Kingdom | Grass | {{flagicon|GBR}} Angela Mortimer | {{flagicon|GBR}} Rita Bentley | 6–1, 6–1 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 15. | 31 July 1960 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Renée Schuurman | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Margaret Hunt | 6–4, 4–6, 5–7 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 16. | 16 September 1961 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Valerie Forbes | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Annette Van Zyl | 3–6, 3–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 17. | 29 September 1962 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Estelle van Tonder | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Beryl Bartlett | 1–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 18. | 15 April 1963 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Marlene Gerson | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Margaret Hunt | 2–6, 7–9 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 19. | 6 February 1965 | Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|GBR}} Christine Truman | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Sandra Reynolds | 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 20. | 19 April 1965 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Marlene Gerson | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Jean Forbes | 7–5, 7–5 |
References
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