- WHO WE ARE
MORE THAN REPRESENTATION,
A PARTNERSHIP FOR GROWTH
Elite Sports Management is an athlete representation and sports marketing agency built around one goal: growing padel in the United States. We work with three audiences.
- Athletes chasing the next level.
- Clubs building their communities.
- Organizations ready to enter the fastest-growing racquet sport in the world.
Founded by a pro padel athlete and brand strategist, ESM brings on-court instinct and off-court expertise into the same room.
TALENT MAKES THE SPORT, STRATEGY MAKES IT LAST.
PURPOSE
Bridge athletic talent and business opportunity. Grow careers, grow communities, grow the sport.
MISSION
Empower athletes, elevate clubs, and connect brands through partnerships built to last.
VISION
Redefine athlete representation in padel, then everywhere else. Built on collaboration, credibility, and long-term impact.
- A SPORT ON THE RISE
WHY PADEL?
GLOBAL PLAYERS
Padel is the world's fastest- growing racquet sport
CLUB MEMBERSHIP GROWTH
Year-over-year growth in U.S. padel club memberships in 2025
U.S. COURTS
Padel courts in 37 states
- FIND YOUR PATH
HOW TO PARTNER WITH ESM ?
Three audiences. One mission.
Career representation, sponsorship strategy, and personal branding for athletes building careers that last on and off the court.
Sponsorship strategy, athlete partnerships, and event programming that grow your club’s community and bottom line.
Athlete collaborations, marketing strategy, and crative production from a team that lives
the sport.
- Brands we’ve worked with
TRUSTED PARTNERS
- OUR ROSTER
FEATURED ATHLETES
LUICELENA PEREZ
- USPA WOMEN'S #1
GUILLERMO CAGIGAS
- USPA MEN'S #10
CLEMENTINA RIOBUENO
- USPA WOMEN'S #7
NICOLAS AGRITELLEY
- USPA MEN'S #7
- CASE STUDIES
SUCCESS STORIES
World Padel Network — Community Spotlight: Luicelena Perez
World Padel Network spotlighted Luicelena Pérez, currently the #1 women’s player on the USPA circuit, covering her path from Venezuela to leading the U.S. women’s
World Padel Network — Community Spotlight: Dhany Quevedo
World Padel Network profiled Dhanielly in their Community Spotlight series, tracing her path from pro tennis and Division I competition to founding the agency she
BizPadel — Dhany Quevedo, female entrepreneur and pádel player
BizPadel’s host sat down with Dhanielly for a 30-minute conversation covering her move from corporate communications into running her own agency. One of the fullest
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PLAYER
I signed with ESM because they understood from the first conversation what my career actually looks like. Competing for Team USA and playing internationally requires a different kind of support, and they show up for the parts most agencies skip
Clementina Riobueno
BRAND
2/15
Working with ESM across multiple athletes has given Wilson a single, reliable point of execution in a category that’s moving fast.
Wilson
CLIENT
3/15
ESM gave WPR the storytelling and content muscle to introduce the rating system to a US audience at scale.
World Padel Rating
PLAYER
4/15
I signed with ESM because they understand what it takes to compete at this level, and they’re invested in where U.S. padel is going. Those two things have to go together for me. Having an agency that gets both is rare.
Nico Agritelley
5/15
BRAND
Babolat is investing in the growth of padel in the US, and ESM has been a meaningful partner in that work.
Babolat
6/15
CLIENT
ESM brought the marketing depth we needed to evolve the USPA brand for where the sport is heading in the US.
United States Padel Association
PLAYER
7/15
I signed with ESM because I needed an agency that could actually help me advance my career, not just manage it. Climbing in USPA and competing in PPL takes more than playing well, and ESM has been the kind of partner that makes the rest of it possible.
Guillermo Gagigas
BRAND
8/15
Eight Sleep is proud to support Guille as he advances his career on tour, and ESM is a steady partner in helping us show up for him the right way.
Eight Sleep
9/15
CLIENT
ESM brings the creative and operational depth our league activations require, at the standard our team expects.
Pro Padel League
10/15
PLAYER
I signed with ESM because they actually take the time to understand what I need as an athlete, not just what my ranking is. Every partnership they’ve brought me since has felt like it fits who I am, not just what looks good on paper.
Luicelena Perez
BRAND
11/15
Luice is a natural fit for Pura Vida Miami, and ESM helps us support her career while playing a part in growing padel across the US.
Pura Vida Miami
CLIENT
12/15
ESM gave Wakit Rakit the operational muscle to expand into new markets without losing what makes the brand feel like home
Wakit Rakit
13/15
BRAND
Partnering with ESM lets X Meals fuel the athletes driving padel’s growth in the US.
X Meals
14/15
CLIENT
ESM operates as an extension of our marketing team, building Tower across brand, content, and community with the speed and standards this market demands.
Tower
CLIENT
15/15
Scaling the 6LS network into a real platform for the women’s padel community took the marketing and production depth ESM brought to every step.
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- OUR FOUNDER
Dhanielly QUEVEDO
- FOUNDER & CEO - ELITE SPORTS MANAGEMENT
I’m Dhanielly Quevedo, a top-ranked U.S. padel athlete and former Division I tennis player. Off the court, I spent nearly a decade leading corporate communications for Fortune 100 companies and fast-growing startups. Competing at an elite level taught me what athletes actually need from the people representing them, and a decade in brand work showed me how the other side thinks.
Elite Sports Management came from sitting on both sides of that table. We’re the first agency in the U.S. built around padel, and we do more than negotiate contracts. We manage athlete careers, and we run the marketing, creative, and brand strategy that helps players and clubs build something that lasts beyond a single season.
Padel is growing fast in the U.S., and the athletes, clubs, and brands in it deserve a team that speaks both languages.
"Founded on purpose, driven by performance. Built to elevate athletes, inspire brands, and redefine what representation means." – Dhanielly Quevedo.
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