Background
He was born on January 19, 1888 in San Francisco, California.
He was born on January 19, 1888 in San Francisco, California.
His best major performance in singles was reaching the semi-finals of the 1916 United States. National Championships. He also reached the quarter-finals in 1914, 1915, 1917 and 1920. Griffin ranked in singles in the United States. Top Ten three times: he was Number.
7 in 1915 and Number.
6 in both 1916 and 1920. In addition to his singles success, Griffin also made a mark in doubles with fellow Californian Bill Johnston. In 1915 he was victorious in the Tri-State Championship, disposing West.S. McElroy in the challenge round in three straight sets.
He died on March 28, 1973.
He was a 5-foot-7 right-handed player and entered the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1970. Doubles (3 titles, 1 runner-up).
He successfully defended his title in the challenge round in the following year, 1914, against George Church, also in four sets.