Press & Media
Everything media, podcasts, and event programs need to tell Ella's story — bio, facts, timeline, photos, and contact.
Bio
Two lengths, ready to copy and paste.
Ella Oh is a junior pickleball world champion, US Open champion, and RPM signature athlete from Atlanta, Georgia. A Korean-American member of Korea's junior national team and granddaughter of Korean national tennis champions, she is one of the fastest-rising stories in the world's fastest-growing sport.
In January 2025, Ella Oh played her very first tournament — a local 3.5 bracket at a club in Buford, Georgia — and took home silver. About a year and a half later, she stood on the world stage: representing Korea's junior national team at the Pickleball World Cup in Da Nang, Vietnam, and taking bronze in 14U mixed doubles.
In between, the 11-year-old rewrote what a junior rise looks like — a PPA World Championship in 12U Singles, a Masters title playing up in 14U, and a US Open crown in 18U Girls' Doubles as the youngest player ever to win it. Off the court she became the youngest athlete ever to launch a signature paddle with a major brand: the RPM Friction Pro V2, which sold out in 48 hours.
The granddaughter of Korean national tennis champions and a Korean-American bridging America's pickleball boom with Asia's fast-rising scene, Ella plays rooted in faith and family — with a simple conviction: for such a time as this.
At a glance
The journey
From first paddle to world #1 in under two years.
Ella plays her very first tournament at a local club in Buford, GA — and takes home silver in the 3.5 division.
Takes the title at the PPA World Championships 2025 in the Girls' 12U Singles division.
A golden finish in Girls' 14U Singles at the PPA Masters 2026 — competing up an age division.
Wins 18U Girls' Doubles at the US Open 2026 — the youngest player ever to do it, at just 11 years old.
The RPM Friction Pro V2 launches and sells out in 48 hours, making Ella the youngest athlete ever to have a signature paddle released by a major brand.
Ella takes bronze in 14U mixed doubles at the Pickleball World Cup in Da Nang, Vietnam — representing Korea's 14U junior national team.
Ella wins gold in 5.0 mixed doubles and silver in 5.0 women's doubles at the Charlotte Challenger in Charlotte, NC.
Ella wins gold in 16U mixed doubles and silver in 18U girls' doubles at the Veolia Chicago Cup in Chicago, IL.
Up next — Ella competes at the Pickleball World Championships in Dallas, TX.
Reach
Ella's content topped 1,300,000 views in the last 30 days — all organic.
A single brand collaboration with RPM Pickleball topped 100,000 views.
Her debut signature paddle sold out within two days of launch.
@ellaohpb — a fast-growing, highly engaged audience across the US and Asia.
Media assets
Click any image to open the full-size file. Credit: courtesy of the Oh family.
Need high-resolution originals or additional imagery? Request hi-res files →
For writers & producers
Four ways into the story.
Her grandparents were Korean national tennis champions. Two generations later, their granddaughter is a world champion in a sport that barely existed when they competed.
Pickleball is exploding in America and rising fast across Asia. A Korean Junior National Team athlete raised in Atlanta — publishing in four languages — sits exactly at that intersection.
Youngest US Open 18U doubles champion in history, and the youngest athlete ever to launch a signature paddle with a major brand. Both before her 12th birthday.
A family keeping a young phenom grounded while the sport takes notice — competing with joy, rooted in faith: for such a time as this.
Availability
Ella is available for select interviews, podcasts, and appearances, coordinated through management. Interviews with Ella are always accompanied by a parent.
Please route all requests — including deadlines, formats, and topics — through the contact below. The family reviews every request and responds as quickly as possible.
Management & Media Contact
Interview requests, media inquiries, and press questions.
Email Managementellaohpb@gmail.com