From The Vault: Tennis legends McEnroe, Courier, Roddick and Philippoussis make a stop in Tulsa

Mark Philippoussis earned a 6-3 win over Jim Courier to win the Tulsa Championships.

Wednesday, August 6th 2025, 4:19 pm

By: Scott Pfeil


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As we continue to dig through the News On 6 sports archives, we're continuing to take a look back at some of the big sporting events around Tulsa and Oklahoma.

Today's "From The Vault" takes us back to 2016 when Powershare Series Tennis made a stop at the BOK Center for the Tulsa Championships. This was one of just 12 tournament stops for the series that year. Tennis legends Andy Roddick, John McEnroe, Jim Courier and Mark Philippoussis squared off in one set of semifinals, with the winners meeting in a championship match.

Then-57-year-old John McEnroe was the star of the night, receiving a standing ovation as he came on the court. He also gave fans laughs during his match against Jim Courier, even tossing his shirt into the stands after losing to Courier.

In the other semifinal, Mark Philippoussis beat Andy Roddick, before beating Courier 6-3 in the championship match to win the Tulsa Championships.

More from the News On 6 vault:

  1. Lu Dort in the NCAA tournament in Tulsa
  2. Looking back at Barry Sanders' Heisman Trophy season of 1988
Scott Pfeil

Scott Pfeil joined the News On 6 sports team in July of 2012. Scott has more than 20 years of experience in sports journalism, including 19 right here in Tulsa. Scott loves covering sporting events, but he really loves telling stories.

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