[1] Bernice completed her secondary education at End Street Convent (Holy Family order), matriculating in 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 1965 Bernice Vukovich beat Luisa Bassi (Italy) 7–5,6–0 to win the International lawn tennis tournament in Palermo, Sicily.

[1] She competed in 1965 Federation Cup quarterfinals, playing for South Africa against Great Britain.

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