Clemente Serventi
- Dag Jenkins
- Jul 4
- 2 min read
Clemente Serventi was born in Rome on September 7, 1889. He was of aristocratic descent and his family had a villa and land near Porta Maggiore (Pigneto).
He played his youth football with Roman but in 1913 joined Lazio.
In the 1913-14 season he played 16 games out of 16 and Lazio reached the Scudetto final but were defeated by Casale.
He was an influential figure at Lazio and was also involved as a director. The following year WW1 broke out and he left for the front as a Corporal in the army.
After the war he did not continue playing football but started a successful tennis career.
He won six Italian Championships, two singles and four doubles (one with his brother Alfonso).
He then took part in the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris. He was eliminated in the first round in singles and in the third in doubles (against eventual silver medallists Brugnon-Cochet from France)
In 1925 and 1926 he participated in two editions of the International Lawn Tennis Challenge (the current Davis Cup), reaching the quarter finals twice.
In 1929 he played at the French International Grand Slam tournament (then played at the Racing Club de France in Paris) reaching the 2nd rounds in singles and doubles.
He is also one of the founder members of the famous and prestigious Tennis Club Parioli in Rome.
On retiring from sport, he became an entrepreneur with his brother. One of his projects was the construction of the, extremely modern for the times, "America" cinema in Trastevere.
As a footballer Serventi was a good goalkeeper helping Lazio reach a prestigious 2nd place in 1914. He was even more successful as a tennis player.
Serventi died in Rome on January 19, 1974.
Lazio Career
Season | Total appearances | National League | Other competitions |
1912 | 1 | - | 1 |
1913-14 | 20 | 16 | 4 |
1914-15 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
Total | 28 | 22 | 6 |
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