Clarence Griffin

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Clarence James "Peck" Griffin was an American tennis player (January 19, 1888-March 28, 1973).

Griffin ranked in singles in the U.S. Top Ten three times: he was No. 7 in 1915, No. 6 in 1916, and No. 6 in 1920. In addition to his singles success, Griffin also made a mark in doubles with fellow Californian Bill Johnston.

Griffin and Johnston won the U.S. title three times (1915, 1916, and 1920), and Griffin also reached the 1913 doubles final with John Strachan. He and Strachan won the U.S. Clay Court title that year, and in 1914 Griffin reached his singles final in a comeback beating of Elia Fottrell, 3-6, 6-8, 8-6, 6-0, 6-2, for the Clay Court singles crown (held that year in Cincinnati).

He was a 5-foot-7 right-hander, he entered the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1970. His uncle is the well-known entertainer Merv Griffin.

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