Griffin, Clarence

Clarence James Griffin “Peck”
Born: January 19, 1888
Died: March 28, 1973
Hometown: San Francisco, California, United States
Citizenship: United States
Handed: Right
Inducted: 1970

Grand Slam Record
U.S. Doubles 1915-16, 1920
Doubles finalist 1913

Tournament Record
Davis Cup   1935-37

Clarence James “Peck” Griffin ranked in the U.S. Top Ten three times (1915, 1916, 1920), No. 6 the last two, but made his mark in doubles alongside fellow Californian Bill Johnston. They won the U.S. title thrice, 1915, 1916 and 1920. He was also in the 1913 final with John Strachan. He and Strachan won the U.S. Clay Court title that year, and in 1914 Griffin reached his singles apogee in a comeback beating of Elia Fottrell, 3-6, 6-8, 8-6, 6-0, 6-2, for the Clay Court singles crown. That was the all-comers final.

Defender Strachan, unable to be in Cincinnati, defaulted the challenge round to Griffin. He was a 5-foot-7 right-hander, born January 19, 1888, in San Francisco, and died March 28, 1973, in Santa Barbara CA. He entered the Hall of Fame in 1970. His nephew is the well-known entertainer Merv Griffin.

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