Full name | Clarence James Griffin |
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Country (sports) | United States |
Born | San Francisco, California, United States | January 19, 1888
Died | March 28, 1973 | (aged 85)
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Turned pro | 1906 (amateur tour) |
Retired | 1931 |
Plays | Right-handed (1-handed backhand) |
Int. Tennis HoF | 1970 (member page) |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 6 (1916 U.S. ranking) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | 2R (1919) |
US Open | SF (1916) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
US Open | W (1915, 1916, 1920) |
Last updated on: December 12, 2012. |
Clarence James "Peck" Griffin (January 19, 1888 – March 28, 1973) was an American tennis player. His best major performance in singles was reaching the semi-finals of the 1916 U.S. National Championships (where he beat Wallace F. Johnson before losing to R. Norris Williams).[1] He also reached the quarter-finals in 1914, 1915, 1917 and 1920.