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

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 also won the singles and doubles titles at the Cincinnati tournament in 1915 and was a doubles champion and singles finalist in Cincinnati in 1916.

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

U.S. National Championships men's doubles champions

(1881) Clarence Clark / Frederick Winslow Taylor • (1882) Richard Sears / James Dwight • (1883) Richard Sears / James Dwight • (1884) Richard Sears / James Dwight • (1885) Richard Sears / Joseph Clark • (1886) Richard Sears / James Dwight • (1887) Richard Sears / James Dwight • (1888) Oliver Campbell / Valentine G. Hall • (1889) Henry Slocum / Howard Taylor • (1890) Valentine G. Hall / Clarence Hobart • (1891) Oliver Campbell / Bob Huntington • (1892) Oliver Campbell / Bob Huntington • (1893) Clarence Hobart / Frederick Hovey • (1894) Clarence Hobart / Frederick Hovey • (1895) Malcolm Chace / Robert Wrenn • (1896) Carr Neel / Sam Neel • (1897) Leo Ware / George Sheldon • (1898) Leo Ware / George Sheldon • (1899) Holcombe Ward / Dwight F. Davis • (1900) Holcombe Ward / Dwight F. Davis • (1901) Holcombe Ward / Dwight F. Davis • (1902) Reginald Doherty / Lawrence Doherty • (1903) Reginald Doherty / Lawrence Doherty • (1904) Holcombe Ward / Beals Wright • (1905) Holcombe Ward / Beals Wright • (1906) Holcombe Ward / Beals Wright • (1907) Fred Alexander / Harold Hackett • (1908) Fred Alexander / Harold Hackett • (1909) Fred Alexander / Harold Hackett • (1910) Fred Alexander / Harold Hackett • (1911) Raymond Little / Gus Touchard • (1912) Maurice McLoughlin / Tom Bundy • (1913) Maurice McLoughlin / Tom Bundy • (1914) Maurice McLoughlin / Tom Bundy • (1915) Clarence Griffin / Bill Johnston • (1916) Clarence Griffin / Bill Johnston • (1917) Fred Alexander / Harold Throckmorton • (1918) Vincent Richards / Bill Tilden • (1919) Norman Brookes / Gerald Patterson • (1920) Clarence Griffin / Bill Johnston • (1921) Vincent Richards / Bill Tilden • (1922) Vincent Richards / Bill Tilden • (1923) Brian Norton / Bill Tilden • (1924) Howard Kinsey / Robert Kinsey • (1925) Vincent Richards / R. Norris Williams • (1926) Vincent Richards / R. Norris Williams • (1927) Francis Hunter / Bill Tilden • (1928) George Lott / John F. Hennessey • (1929) George Lott / Johnny Doeg • (1930) George Lott / Johnny Doeg • (1931) Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn • (1932) Ellsworth Vines / Keith Gledhill • (1933) George Lott / Lester Stoefen • (1934) George Lott / Lester Stoefen • (1935) Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn • (1936) Don Budge / Gene Mako • (1937) Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel • (1938) Don Budge / Gene Mako • (1939) John Bromwich / Adrian Quist • (1940) Jack Kramer / Ted Schroeder • (1941) Jack Kramer / Ted Schroeder • (1942) Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert • (1943) Jack Kramer / Frank Parker • (1944) Bob Falkenburg / Don McNeill • (1945) Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert • (1946) Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert • (1947) Jack Kramer / Ted Schroeder • (1948) Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert • (1949) John Bromwich / Bill Sidwell • (1950) John Bromwich / Frank Sedgman • (1951) Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman • (1952) Mervyn Rose / Vic Seixas • (1953) Rex Hartwig / Mervyn Rose • (1954) Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert • (1955) Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi • (1956) Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall • (1957) Ashley Cooper / Neale Fraser • (1958) Alex Olmedo / Ham Richardson • (1959) Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser • (1960) Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser • (1961) Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston • (1962) Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox • (1963) Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston • (1964) Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston • (1965) Roy Emerson / Fred Stolle • (1966) Roy Emerson / Fred Stolle • (1967) John Newcombe / Tony Roche

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